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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals tally their avoidable mistakes.

Rein L. Washington Post. July 21, 2009:E1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

HRSA patient safety and pharmacy collaborative is off to a good start.

Drug Formulary Review. April 1, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Barcode technology flaws put some patients at risk.

US News & World Report. July 3, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Piecing together medication administration.

Anderson HJ. Health Data Manage. May 1, 2009;17:22.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patients, beware: 731 nurses reveal what to watch out for in the hospital.

Consumer Reports Health. September 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Officials investigate infants' heparin OD at Texas hospital.

Vonfremd M, Ibanga I. ABC News.com. July 10, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Avoidable mistakes rise despite hospital efforts.

Colliver V. San Francisco Chronicle. June 2, 2010;A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't let a hospital make you sick.

Mishori R. Parade Magazine. February 8, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Staying safe during a hospital stay.

Graham J. Los Angeles Times. May 11, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Perfect is possible.

Berwick DM, Leape LL. Newsweek. October 16, 2006:70-71.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Effective use of medication-related decision support in CPOE.

Metzger JB, Welebob E, Turisco F, Classen DC. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. Sept/Oct 2008;5:16-24.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

For all the right reasons.

Hagland M. Healthc Informatics. 2009;26:40-44.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Checking the right boxes, but failing the patient.

Rifkin D. New York Times. November 16, 2009;Science Desk:5.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The Leapfrog Group's CPOE standard and evaluation tool.

Metzger JB, Welebob E, Turisco F, Classen DC. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. July/August 2008;5:22-25.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Most adverse events at hospitals still go unreported.

Shaw G. The Hospitalist. August 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors: a year in review.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Pharmacy Practice News. October 2011:7-14.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Scanner beep only means the barcode has been scanned.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 30, 2011;16:1-2.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Rx for medication errors.

Friedley NJ. Med Econ. October 17, 2008;85:34-38.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Survey results: community liaison programs to decrease hospital readmissions.

ISMP Medication Safey Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 7, 2013;18:1-3.

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